Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111118181716161616151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39933633020726511511314016216039453577890610121077936874874874763742624580
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.49
5:14PM
2.42
6:09AM
2.42
6:46PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.67
10:19PM
0.69
11:02AM
0.83
11:32PM
0.84
12:28PM
0.90
1:07AM
0.86
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:07-------8:05----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818181717171719232322191717171920201918171717
Feels °C (?)161615171718171619222121191717172019201919181717
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